The baby name Makbeth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæk.bɛθ/ (MAK-beth).
Makbeth is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Makbeth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæk.bɛθ/ (MAK-beth).
Makbeth is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
Makbeth is a modern respelling of Macbeth, rooted in Scottish Gaelic Mac Bethad/MacBheatha, from mac 'son' + beatha 'life,' yielding the sense 'son of life' or 'one sprung from life.' The name belonged to Mac Bethad mac Findlaich, king of Scots (r. 1040-1057). Global familiarity comes from Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth (c. 1606), which recast the figure and lent the name powerful, sometimes ominous, associations. As a given name it has been rare in the Anglophone world, though it appears sporadically as a literary or heritage choice.
The k spelling reflects Slavic and Central/Eastern European transliterations of the play (e.g., Polish Makbet) and modern phonetic styling. Variants and related forms include Macbeth, MacBeth, McBeth, MacBeath, and the Gaelic personal names Beathan/Beatha ('life'). Nicknames such as Mac are plausible. Despite its dark dramatic aura, Makbeth carries a core meaning celebrating life and lineage.
Makbeth is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
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